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Monday on Island Morning....heat, soybeans, barley, oats, sheep, chickens, pigs. Barnyard Organics is a truly a mixed farming operation in Freetown and the award-winning couple behind it are Mark and Sally Bernard. We'll spend a busy spring day on the farm.

Gold medals for P.E.I. We'll hear from two young Islanders who took home top prizes at the recent Skills Canada competion in unique categories...workplace safety and job interviewing.

Hope you'll hire us for the morning Monday between 6 and 8:30... on 96.1 FM

Inside the Rail - May 25, 2012

Posted by Errol Richardson

One of the 27 MLAs in the provincial legislature has a book in their desk called, Think before you Speak.

Coming up in our weekly feature, Inside the Rail, our political reporter Brendan Elliott tells us which politician it is ... and whether the book is helping.

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Political Panel - May 25, 2012

Posted by Errol Richardson

Is the honeymoon over for Robert Ghiz? We'll put that question to our political panelists Nancy, Paul and Mary Lynn.

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Patrick Ledwell - Bridge Anniversary

Posted by Errol Richardson

patrickledwell web.jpgIt's the fifteenth anniversary of the bridge this year...and is it time for a new slogan?

Comedian Patrick Ledwell thinks so..in the latest edition of " I am an Islander."

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Men In Black

Posted by Errol Richardson

Here come the Men in Black...

The third in the blockbuster movie series opens this weekend... and there's an Island connection to this pop culture event.

Island artist Sandy Carruthers drew the original graphic novel... and attended the first film's premiere.

 

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Movie Review - The Dictator

Posted by Errol Richardson

Matt Rainnie dethrones Sacha Baron Cohen's latest comedy that looks at global politics through the Dictator.

 

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Country Music Rabbits

Posted by Nancy Russell

rabbitkeithurban web.jpgrabbittaylorswift web.jpgrabbittimmcgraw web.jpgSome rabbits from Evangeline have gone country. We hear about a new tourist attraction in Tignish where people can brush the fur of their favourite country music star. Julia Cook brings us the story.
(top left - Keith Urban, top right - Taylor Swift, bottom - Tim McGraw)
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Regrets from the Deathbed

Posted by Nancy Russell

Matt talks to a palliative care nurse from Australia who turned her experiences into a fascinating blog that connected with many readers. And now it's become a book called "The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying."

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Remembering Mae Ames

Posted by Mitch Cormier

mae ames with her portrait in bg web.jpgDutch Thompson pays tribute to Mae Ames. She was a nurse in World War Two, a teacher, mentor and actress. Ames passed away this week at the age of 92.

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Movie Review - Dark Shadows

Posted by Mitch Cormier

A vampire emerges from his grave after 200 years, to find the world he knew has changed. Johnny Depp stars in the new Tim Burton film, Dark Shadows. Matt Rainne offers his thoughts on the film.

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Collective Wisdom: The Meaning of Life

Posted by Nancy Russell

On our Collective Wisdom parenting column, how do you answer when your kid asks one of the biggest questions there is: what's the meaning of life? Dave Atkinson goes in search of some big answers.

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